MID-ATLANTIC EDITION

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Hockey Player Zeev Buium Faces Online Harassment
Campus Accusations Against Israel Face Scrutiny
Stockton University Fellowship Boosts Holocaust Education

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You're listening to Antisemitism Watch Mid-Atlantic edition, I'm Rachel Adler.

Online discussions surrounding hockey player Zeev Buium have devolved into hostility due to his Jewish identity and Israeli family roots, according to sports.yahoo.com. Buium, an American-born player with Israeli parents, has been targeted with harassment despite his focus on hockey. Reporting notes a crucial distinction between debating Israeli government policy and directing hostility at an individual based on ancestry or religion.

On college campuses, accusations against Israel such as colonialism, apartheid, and genocide are often treated as established fact without critical examination, argues an analysis on jns.org. The report advocates for applying legal and historical standards to such claims, referencing the book 'Israel on Trial' by Judge Roy K. Altman as a tool for students to test evidence and arguments. The piece highlights how legal vocabulary can lend institutional authority to accusations, leading to misinterpretations, such as provisional measures from the International Court of Justice being equated with a judicial finding of genocide.

In East Brunswick, candidates for the Board of Education are facing scrutiny regarding antisemitism, with the board itself becoming central to these concerns, according to jewishlink.news.

Looking at institutional responses, Stockton University’s Sara and Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center is partnering with the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial Foundation to bring the Auschwitz Legacy Fellowship to New Jersey. As reported by shorelocalnews.com, this year-long program will provide six New Jersey high school teachers with specialized Holocaust education and training, including a trip to Poland and access to resources for their students. Applications are open through November 15th.

In policy news, Assemblyman Inganamort is defending a bill that defines antisemitism, according to wrnjradio.com.

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Sources:
- jewishlink.news: https://jewishlink.news/east-brunswick-boe-candidates-face-antisemitism-questions/
- jns.org: https://www.jns.org/opinion/andrea-j-martin/israel-should-not-be-an-exception-to-critical-thinking
- sports.yahoo.com: https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/jewish-canucks-star-getting-dragged-064854175.html
- shorelocalnews.com: https://shorelocalnews.com/stockton-selected-as-exclusive-new-jersey-partner-for-auschwitz-legacy-fellowship/
- wrnjradio.com: https://wrnjradio.com/morris-county-to-honor-six-veterans-during-annual-veterans-day-ceremony-nov-12/

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